Sachin De Silva got the better of Kushal Johnpillai to retain his title at the 96th Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) Championship held at the RCGC Golf Links in Colombo.

Johnpillai got through the semi finals beating De Soysa while De Silva outperformed Captain. In total, 60 golfers participated in the exciting competition.

The final was played with tremendous intensity as both players fought till the very end. Johnpillai was off to an early 6 point lead but De Silva fought right back to level after the morning session. Johnpillai bounced back to go two up again before De Silva pounced on the three holes to play.